The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest
Aim of the study: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors and explore if there is a greater impact on psychosocial outcome for individuals experiencing anoxic brain injury as a result of the cardiac arrest. Methods: Self-report measures w...
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| author | Wilson, Michelle Staniforth, Andrew Till, Richard das Nair, Roshan Vesey, Patrick |
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| description | Aim of the study: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors and explore if there is a greater impact on psychosocial outcome for individuals experiencing anoxic brain injury as a result of the cardiac arrest.
Methods: Self-report measures were used to compare the quality of life, social functioning and symptoms of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress of individuals with and without anoxic brain injury. Secondary measures of subjective memory and executive difficulties were also used. Fifty-six participants (27 with anoxia, 29 without anoxia) took part in the study between six months and four years after experiencing cardiac arrest.
Results: A MANOVA identified a significant difference between the two groups, with the anoxia group reporting more psychosocial difficulties. They reported more social functioning difficulties and more anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms. There was, however, no significant difference in self-reported quality of life between the two groups.
Conclusion: As the first known study to compare psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors experiencing anoxic brain injury with those without anoxia, the current results suggest that cardiac arrest survivors with subsequent acquired brain injury experience more psychosocial difficulties. This could be due to a combination of neuropsychological, social and psychological factors. |
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| spelling | nottingham-343812020-05-04T16:43:02Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34381/ The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest Wilson, Michelle Staniforth, Andrew Till, Richard das Nair, Roshan Vesey, Patrick Aim of the study: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors and explore if there is a greater impact on psychosocial outcome for individuals experiencing anoxic brain injury as a result of the cardiac arrest. Methods: Self-report measures were used to compare the quality of life, social functioning and symptoms of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress of individuals with and without anoxic brain injury. Secondary measures of subjective memory and executive difficulties were also used. Fifty-six participants (27 with anoxia, 29 without anoxia) took part in the study between six months and four years after experiencing cardiac arrest. Results: A MANOVA identified a significant difference between the two groups, with the anoxia group reporting more psychosocial difficulties. They reported more social functioning difficulties and more anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms. There was, however, no significant difference in self-reported quality of life between the two groups. Conclusion: As the first known study to compare psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors experiencing anoxic brain injury with those without anoxia, the current results suggest that cardiac arrest survivors with subsequent acquired brain injury experience more psychosocial difficulties. This could be due to a combination of neuropsychological, social and psychological factors. Elsevier 2014-02-19 Article PeerReviewed Wilson, Michelle, Staniforth, Andrew, Till, Richard, das Nair, Roshan and Vesey, Patrick (2014) The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 85 (6). pp. 795-800. ISSN 1873-1570 Anoxic brain injury; Cardiac arrest; Psychological outcome http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030095721400094X doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.008 doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.008 |
| spellingShingle | Anoxic brain injury; Cardiac arrest; Psychological outcome Wilson, Michelle Staniforth, Andrew Till, Richard das Nair, Roshan Vesey, Patrick The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title | The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title_full | The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title_fullStr | The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title_full_unstemmed | The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title_short | The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| title_sort | psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest |
| topic | Anoxic brain injury; Cardiac arrest; Psychological outcome |
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